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Bargain-Basement Basquiats
On the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 12, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich will attempt to sell his prize Jean-Michel Basquiat painting, Untitled (Boxer) , at Christie’s for $12 million to $16 million, despite rampant speculation that the Big Art Sales of recent years are over, thanks to continuing tumult in the financial markets. “It’s art-historically important, but it’s also a wham picture,” ...
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Million dollar face for George
George Michael is to pay £1m ($1.7m) for a model of his face after he saw the sculptures on TV.
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Citywide arts festival to accompany L.A. Opera's first Ring Cycle
As if staging the city's first ever Ring Cycle isn't a massive enough undertaking, the Los Angeles Opera has also announced a sprawling 10-week festival to be held in conjunction to its mounting of the Wagner epic in 2010.
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As economy melts away, so does New York sculpture
NEW YORK (AP) - The economy is melting - literally. Two artists on Wednesday installed a 1,500-pound ice sculpture that spelled the word "Economy" in Manhattan's financial district.
KRQE Albuquerque |
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Belgian artist's work causes a stink
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - One man's stink is another man's major art project. A piece by Belgian conceptual artist Jan Fabre at the Antwerp's MuHKA contemporary art museum is challenging the nose as well as the eyes.
KRQE Albuquerque |
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The Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Kent Kapplinger of Fargo and Eric Johnson of Fingal, North Dakota will give a slidshow presentation about their printmaking at 7 p.m. Friday, at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center Gallery.
Fergus Falls Daily Journal |
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Tue,04 Nov 2008
A large number of tourists thronged a beach in Puri to catch a glimpse of the sculptors of the US Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.
Hindustan Times |
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Christmas comes to Carnegie Center for the Arts
The Carnegie Center for the Arts will present its annual Festival of Trees on Friday, featuring an auction of Christmas trees, swags, Santas, wreaths, centerpieces and jewelry.
The Dodge City Daily Globe |
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No red, no blue, just art at Fort Worth gallery
A Marxist, an anarchist and a social conservative walk into an art gallery ... It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it happened on Berry Street last month, when the three political participants activated a participatory art piece, Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow, Blue, for "Electioneering," a new show at Fort Worth Contemporary Arts.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |
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Portland museum asks: Do you know this idol?
PORTLAND -- The Portland Art Museum is offering up a 36-inch-tall stone sculpture with little ownership history for international scrutiny by placing it on a Web site where Southeast Asian cultural organizations and governments can examine it and possibly make a claim for the work.
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
Spider Martin. Edmund Pettus Bridge, 1965. For introduction, click here. Election day V was the previous entry in this blog. Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.
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All Dates for this Event:
North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks: Through Dec. 31 , Vivienne Morgan's "A Sense of Place," solo experimental photography show; through Jan. 5 , "Animals: Them and Us," a multi-media exhibit by various artists.
Minot Daily News |
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Missouri Waterfowl Festival labled a 'big time' success
The First Annual Missouri Waterfowl Festival and Sports Show took place over the weekend and was said to be a great success.
Daily Dunklin Democrat |
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Artist's Work Is Rotten
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) -- Artist Jan Fabre's work stinks. And that's not an artistic critique. The conceptual artist has an exhibit at a contemporary art museum in Antwerp, Belgium, called "Spring is on its way." It consists of onions and potatoes hanging from the ceiling in condoms.
KTHV Little Rock |
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Botswana: Spirit of Sound Exhibition On At the Museum
The Botswana National Museum and Art Gallery has opened a peculiar exhibition called 'Spirit of Sound' that is likely to be met with enthusiasm from music and art lovers.
AllAfrica.com |
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'The Power of 2' opens Friday in Flaten
"The Power of 2: Drawing and Dialogue," will open this week at the Flaten Art Museum in Dittmann Center at St. Olaf College. The exhibit features the work of Connecticut artists Joseph Byrne and John Willis, whose work emerged from a six-year dialogue.
St. Olaf College News |
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Gaylord Texan Resort Carves a Magical Winter Wonderland in ICE
Beginning November 14th, 2008 through January 3rd, 2009, Gaylord Texan Resort's annual ICE! exhibit returns this holiday season with a variety of new hand-carved and life-size holiday sculptures and scenes to delight those of all ages. (PRWeb Nov 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Gaylord_Texan/ICE_exhibit/prweb1442624.htm
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Jockey wannabe caught damaging NY horse artwork
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (AP) - Police in Saratoga Springs are looking for a well-dressed man caught on videotape knocking over one of several fiberglass horses that dot the city's streets.
13WHAM Rochester |
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Pinwheels for peace
Supplied photo Since the fall of 2005, art students at Coopersville Junior High School have participated in the worldwide Pinwheels for Peace program.
MLive.com |
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Debbie Engel likes a challenge
Art teacher Debbie Engel in her Chariho Middle School classÂ-room. She has taught in the district for 23 years and is the Chariho Art Center Outreach Coordinator.
Westerly Sun |
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The Welwyn and Hatfield Times
YOUNG artists have given a much-needed lick of paint to one part of Hatfield town centre. Throughout half term, the dull, wooden boards were transformed into a bright and colourful work of contemporary art.
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Local artists needed for exhibit
Professional and nonprofessional Indiana County artists are invited to bring artwork for the annual Indiana County Open Arts Exhibit from 10 a.m. to noon or 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 5 to the Indiana County Historical Society Museum, 621 Wayne Ave., Indiana.
The Indiana Gazette |
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Gallery Hop planned in Danville
The Arts Commission of Danville/Boyle County will host its 10th Gallery Hop Stop from 5:30-9 p.m. Friday in downtown Danville.
The Danville Advocate-Messenger |
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Litchfield Park arts festival a weekend hit
Residents from across the Valley enjoyed rich and diverse artwork at the Litchfield Park Festival of the Arts. About 300 juried artists displayed their work Saturday and Sunday near the Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa.
The Arizona Republic |
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Fall Dance Concert features choreography by Maloy, Green and Wake Forest dance faculty
The Wake Forest University Fall Faculty/Guest Artist Dance Concert will be held Nov. 20-22 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. in the MainStage Theater of the university’s Scales Fine Arts Center.
Wake Forest University News Service |
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